{"product_id":"9781554550364","title":"Bifocal","description":"\u003cp\u003e On the White Ravens' Outstanding New International Books for Children and Young Adults list, 2008 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeWord Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Book of the Year Awards Bronze Medal Winner (YA Fiction category), 2007 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnow Willow Award nominee, 2008 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2008 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo bestselling authors join forces to write a powerful novel about racism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA student arrested on suspicions of terrorism. A high school torn apart by racism. Two boys from two different sets of circumstances forced to choose sides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the issues at the heart of \u003ci\u003eBifocal\u003c\/i\u003e, a ground-breaking new novel for young-adults. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is told from two different points of view. Haroon is a serious student devoted to his family. His grandparents emigrated from Afghanistan. Jay is a football star devoted to his team. He is white. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day their high school is put on lockdown, and the police arrest a Muslim student on suspicion of terrorist affiliations. He might be guilty. Or is he singled out because of his race? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entire student body fragments along racial lines and both Haroon and Jay find that their differences initially put them at odds. The Muslim students become targets and a smoke-bomb is set off near their lockers while Jay and his teammates believe they've been set-up to look like racists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBifocal\u003c\/i\u003e is, by no stretch, an easy book. Award-winning authors Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters deliver a serious, hard-hitting book about racism that does not talk down to young people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fitzhenry \u0026 Whiteside, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030566879472,"sku":"9781554550364","price":12.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554550364_p0.jpg?v=1763752432","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554550364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}